Richard F. Drake, MD, a partner in development of the Drake-Willock dialysis machine in the 1960s, died on Nov. 26, 2018. He was 85 years old. In 1964, he worked with Charles B. Willock to develop the ...

Kidney dialysis is as debilitating as it is lifesaving. A machine in a cold room takes over a function the body can no longer perform – namely, filtering every ounce of blood to remove waste. Charles ...

If you've ever known someone who has had to be on dialysis, you know that the quality of life for dialysis patients is not great. First of all, there is a pill burden. "My patients need to eat 20 to ...

When Karen Everts wants to go camping, kidney failure no longer slows her down: She simply rolls the first portable hemodialysis machine out of her kitchen and into her motor home, ready to hook up ...